As the T-shirted regulars straggle in to Melinda Tarver's cardio-kickboxing class on a recent Saturday morning, it's obvious the gym's air conditioning isn't working properly. We always get a good ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Paris climate agreement is another example of an attempted grand solution to a ...
Over time, major social change spurred by technological change has led to unprecedented flows of people, information and resources impacting on global ecological systems. Unfortunately for all of us, ...
The term wicked problem has become a standard way for policy analysts to describe a social issue whose solution is inherently elusive. Wicked problems have many causal factors, complex ...
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25: Climate activists gather on a "Global Day of Action" organized by the Fridays for Future climate change movement during the coronavirus pandemic on September 25, 2020 ...
Scientific research plays a big role in our lives. We have come to rely on it in so many ways. It seems that every day we hear someone say, “well, research has shown …” But we are coming up against ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stephan Manning, University of Sussex and Juliane Reinecke, King's College London; ...